De Queen’s triumphs

It’s hard to argue with de success

Staton Breidenthal
Third grade teacher Johnnie Brock checks the work of students Bernice Antunez (middle), 8, and Trista Black, 9, at De Queen Elementary School.

TO A LOT of Arkies, De Queen is that quiet little town just south of the Ozarks, a rest stop between Texarkana and Mena. If you’re in South Arkansas, and you’re going to Oklahoma for a game or something, you might have to stop there for gas.